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‘Irreplaceable’: Pep Guardiola praises Rodri as City wait for injury diagnosis
- ‘He will be out for a long time. We wait for the doctors’
- Rodri sustained suspected ACL injury against Arsenal
Pep Guardiola will find out on Wednesday if he will be without Rodri for the rest of the season and has described his star midfielder as “irreplaceable”. The 28-year-old sustained a suspected anterior cruciate ligament injury 21 minutes into the 2-2 draw with Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Guardiola, after his much-changed side beat Watford 2-1 in the Carabao Cup third round, was asked how long Rodri may be out. “Still we don’t have the definitive [diagnosis] but he will be out for a long time, a while,” Guardiola said. “But there are some opinions that maybe it will be less than we expected.
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